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the irs is launching an investigation of its own. the irs already admitted to the behavior. the irs and the white house were hammered by democrats and republicans angry over the rez layings they targeted conservative groups. they argued over tax status. >> this should send a chill up your spine. >> i am not someone who has celebrated tea party politics. but we cannot we cannot this is not powerful. >> a short time later embattled white house issued a statement. the president believes the american people expect and deserve to have the best public servants with the highest level of integrity working on their behalves. based on media reports he is concerned a small number of internal revenue employees may have fallen short of that standard. it has become increasingly clear it has been his conduct for some time. the wall street journal reports this morning we are not just talking about groups here that have the words tea party or patriot in their names. this may have extended to include levels of government debt or calls into question the behavior of government in general. they
the irs is launching an investigation of its own. the irs already admitted to the behavior. the irs and the white house were hammered by democrats and republicans angry over the rez layings they targeted conservative groups. they argued over tax status. >> this should send a chill up your spine. >> i am not someone who has celebrated tea party politics. but we cannot we cannot this is not powerful. >> a short time later embattled white house issued a statement. the president...
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that's the word from the irs itself the head of the irs is a political appointee. he serves at the pleasure of the president. another apologized last week but top officials insisted did not know what lower workers were doing. went after tea party or patriot in their names to see whether they are violating their tax exempt status. lawmakers from both parties are promising to get to the bottom of it. the house ways and means committee will hold a hearing this friday. that's new today according to the chairman the michigan republican dave camp. the senate finance committee chairman max baucus a democrat from montana says his panel will also investigate. its fox top story and mike emanuel is live on it tonight from washington. one republican is calling for the head of the irs to step down, mike. >> that's true. already a call for heads to roll. senator mark co-rubio sent e stronglyto secretary jack urges president obama to demand the irs commissioner's resignation effective immediately. on the other side of the aisle the senate majority leader said there should not be
that's the word from the irs itself the head of the irs is a political appointee. he serves at the pleasure of the president. another apologized last week but top officials insisted did not know what lower workers were doing. went after tea party or patriot in their names to see whether they are violating their tax exempt status. lawmakers from both parties are promising to get to the bottom of it. the house ways and means committee will hold a hearing this friday. that's new today according to...
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this is a government that is out of control. >> but the irs is not tied to him yet. >> the irs is tied to him in the following way -- he is, in fact, responsible for the nomination and the actions of the internal revenue service as his former treasury secretary, timothy geithner. this is not an agency that exits as he puts it independently, the commissioner is appointed by the president of the united states, schulman. he and the rest of the administration have been talking about, he was appointed by george w. bush. schulman is a democrat and he served in the regulatory agency before that. >> schulman is the irs commissioner and he testified on capitol hill on march 2nd, 2012, about this saying -- he did not acknowledge any of these. we have a small clip. >> can you give us assurances that the irs are not targeting political groups based on political leanings? >> absolutely not. this is the kind of back and forth that happens when people apply for 501-c4 status. >> absolutely. this happens to be the politicization that was against richard nixon in his impeachment. let there be no doubt,
this is a government that is out of control. >> but the irs is not tied to him yet. >> the irs is tied to him in the following way -- he is, in fact, responsible for the nomination and the actions of the internal revenue service as his former treasury secretary, timothy geithner. this is not an agency that exits as he puts it independently, the commissioner is appointed by the president of the united states, schulman. he and the rest of the administration have been talking about, he...
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there is a look outside the irs building. and good morning to you, everybody, i'm martha maccallum here in "america's newsroom.". >> happy monday morning, martha, i'm gregg jarrett in for bill hemmer. of a the irs admitted to targeting any groups with the words tea party or patriot there are reports that the abuse went a whole lot further including groups that deal with government spending, even the constitution. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle calling for an investigation. >> the conclusion that the irs came to that they did have agents who were engaged in intimidation of political groups. is as dangerous a problem the government can have and i don't care if you're a conservative, a liberal, a democrat or a republican, this should send a chill up your spine. this is something that we can not let stand. it needs to have a full investigation. i don't know where it stops or who is involved. whoever is involved, through a fact-based investigation and it has to being external. clearly shown they can't do it themselves. marth
there is a look outside the irs building. and good morning to you, everybody, i'm martha maccallum here in "america's newsroom.". >> happy monday morning, martha, i'm gregg jarrett in for bill hemmer. of a the irs admitted to targeting any groups with the words tea party or patriot there are reports that the abuse went a whole lot further including groups that deal with government spending, even the constitution. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle calling for an investigation....